Determine the license type of your Microsoft Office product - Microsoft 365 (2024)

To determine whether you have a retail edition or a volume license edition, use one of the following methods, depending on which version of Microsoft Office product you've installed.

Microsoft 365

If you're using a Microsoft 365 product, see View Microsoft 365 licenses and services with PowerShell. Follow the steps to find your license type and other details about your version of Office.

Office LTSC 2021, Office 2019 and Office 2016

1. Press Windows logo key+X on your keyboard to open the quick action menu.

2. Select Command Prompt (Admin).

   

3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Allow.

Using the command line to check your license type

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window.

   See Also

   Overview of Windows activation with KMS serverGuide Complet pour l'Activation de Windows via le Service de Gestion des Clés (KMS)Plan for volume activation (Windows 10) - Windows DeploymentHow To Activate Windows 10 Using Command Prompt (cmd)

2. Type the following command to navigate to the Office folder.

   For 32-bit (x86) Office

   cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\

   For 64-bit (x64) Office

   cd c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\

3. Type cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus, and then press Enter.

   

   In this example, the screen displays the Retail type license. If you have a volume license (VL) product, the license type is displayed as VL or Volume Licensing.

Office 2013

Method 1: Search DVD or ISO file for Admin folder

This method requires that you have access to the DVD or ISO file that's used to install your Office product.

1. Open File Explorer, and navigate to the DVD or ISO file.

2. Search for a folder that's named Admin.

   See Also

   How to Find Your Microsoft Office Product Key
   • If the Admin folder exists, this disc is a volume license (VL) edition.
   • If the Admin folder does not exist, this disc is a retail edition.

   Note

   Retail media includes a lowercase "r" before the ".WW" in the folder name and before the "WW.msi" in the MSI file name.For example, the installation file for Proplus retail is ProplusrWW.msi in the ProplusrWW folder. Proplus non-retail is ProplusWW.msi in the PlusplusWW.

   

Method 2: Use the command-line interface

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window.

   • Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8

     1. Press Windows logo key+X on your keyboard to open the quick action menu.

     2. Select Command Prompt (Admin).

        

     3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Allow.

   • Windows 7

     1. Select Start, and type cmd.
     2. On the Start menu, right-click Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.
     3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Allow.

2. Type the following command to navigate to the Office folder:

   • For 32-bit (x86) Office

     cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\

   • For 64-bit (x64) Office

     cd c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\

3. At the command prompt, type cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus, and then press Enter.

   

   In this example, the license channel is reflected as RETAIL or VOLUME.